Consumer advocates are concerned that the FTC proposal does not provide for legal action or other sanctions against debt collectors that «step over the line» in attempting to collect debts incurred
by deceased borrowers.
A reverse mortgage can not be assumed
by a deceased borrower's heirs.
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Debt collectors have harassed bereaved families
by sending collection notices indicating that the surviving family or executor «must» pay the
deceased borrowers credit card bills and other debts.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposals addressing debt collectors attempting to collect on debts of
deceased borrowers may backfire
by allowing debt collection agencies to pursue surviving relatives and associates of
deceased debtors.
conducted research on
deceased borrowers and heirs using Westlaw and local county online services prepared contact letter to heirs drafted correspondence and pleadings for creditor's administration and requests to the underwriter to insure around
deceased borrower coordinated with attorneys, dependent administrators and local counsels with hearings updated to clients with status of loans handled
by the firm performed title reviews and determine if title claims are needed for prior liens, missing conveyances, legal discrepancies referral administrator.
In many cases, the
borrowers have not consulted an attorney and the title remains vested or owned
by both the
borrower and the
deceased spouse.
In many cases the
borrower and
deceased spouse held the property as «Tenants
by the Entireties» meaning between husband and wife and therefore the survivor of them would gain full rights and ownership to the property.